Article November 12, 1938 Issue

In the Days of Their Youth

ETHEL MUNRO GOSS

Most parents long to give their children the best of educational advantages so that they may be equipped to face the problems of life and obtain some measure of happiness and prosperity. This desire on the part of parents is not a modern development; it has probably existed in some form since mankind first awakened to the need of protecting its young.

The wise writer of Ecclesiastes expresses the advice which many parents would give to their children today: "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them." Even before the revelation of Christianity with its assurance of immortality, this ancient writer perceived that the path of safety and happiness for youth lies in remembering the reality of spiritual things while in the midst of material life and its seeming attractions.

Individuals to whom the teachings of Christian Science have brought the spiritual understanding of God and man, are confident that the bitter years of disillusionment will not "draw nigh" to those who are learning the spiritual meaning of true manhood and womanhood. They know that the unfolding years of youth and maturity can be a process of increasing spiritual freedom. Why? Because Christian Science teaches that man, as the image and likeness of God, knows no element of discord or decay, knows neither the temptations of youth nor the decrepitude of old age.

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